Here’s a photo I recently re-worked for a show I was invited to. It’s one of my favorite images from New York and I went in to give it more of a “film” look. I tried about five different cross-processing techniques until I finally landed on this one.

New York’s Central Park

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• Date Taken2009-11-22 16:48:49
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time30
• Aperture11
• ISO100
• Focal Length38.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias+2

Cliff and I had an amazing trip out to Burning Man a few years ago when we drove in his RV from Dallas. Man, that’s a long drive. I don’t know how he does it every year. I think he’s just more patient than me. Anyway, along the way, we listened to all sorts of cool spiritual people and meditation and stuff like that. That got us in the right mindset for event!

Cliff in Action!

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• Date Taken2014-09-05 08:37:39
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/500
• Aperture11
• ISO100
• Focal Length70.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-2

I don’t often go visit museums in cities, because I’m usually too busy taking photos in said cities. However, I did go spend a few hours in the Met in New York to see their collection of Impressionist paintings. There is one wing that has a collection of Renoirs that is breathtaking. I had some music flowing into my ears as I roamed around to take them in. Memory us a tricky thing, but I have a perfect memory of most of my moments there.

The Met

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• Date Taken2009-11-22 15:38:08
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time0.5
• Aperture2.8
• ISO125
• Focal Length14.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias+1

In pretty much every city I visit I rove up and down the avenues, taking photos here and there and trying to capture some semblance of a scene from my memory. So while I was here in Nashville I decided to go out and capture some of the vibe of the place.

2nd Ave in Nashville at Night

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• Date Taken2015-08-11 13:54:41
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time2.5
• Aperture11
• ISO80
• Focal Length150.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

Back when it was easier to use a drone at Burning Man, I got quite a few cool shots. This is one of them that shows “Center Camp” there to the left. That’s the area that people come to for all sorts of activities. There’s yoga, juggling, coffee, art, beat poets… man, you name it. Now, it’s quite a bit harder to get the license to fly a drone there. I applied the last two years but was denied 🙁

Floating Above Center Camp

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• Date Taken2014-08-30 14:24:19
• CameraPHANTOM VISION FC200
• Camera MakeDJI
• Exposure Time1/8000
• Aperture2.8
• ISO100
• Focal Length5.0 mm
• FlashNo flash function
• Exposure ProgramProgram AE
• Exposure Bias

I recently posted this photo on social media and people really seemed to love it. I really did not expect that reaction! I mean, you never know what’s gonna be a hit and what won’t. You all know me… the reaction does not affect what I choose to shoot or post, but I do enjoy watching the reactions. It was so popular that I am putting in my upcoming book!

Snowstorm in D.C.

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• Date Taken2019-01-13 15:38:58
• CameraPixel 3 XL
• Camera MakeGoogle
• Exposure Time1/490
• Aperture1.8
• ISO55
• Focal Length4.4 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramProgram AE
• Exposure Bias

This is one of my very first HDR photos that became quite popular. I recently re-did it for a parallel-universe version. This one has more of a film-look. I’m not saying it’s better or worse, just different. I actually didn’t go back to all the original RAW files but instead did a re-edit of the final rendered photo from before.

New York Reimagined

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• Date Taken2007-03-31 01:27:43
• Camera
• Camera Make
• Exposure Time
• Aperture4
• ISO100
• Focal Length10.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure Program
• Exposure Bias

I recently re-worked a few of my older photos for an exhibition. There was to be a bit of a “film” feel, so I went back and used various cross-processing techniques for the shots. This is a process where you push the whites into one color space and the blacks into another. Every scene is completely different, so I may start with a preset but then push it into another direction.

Film View of The High Line in New York City

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• Date Taken2009-11-21 13:37:19
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/30
• Aperture11
• ISO100
• Focal Length17.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias+2

I haven’t been to Disney in years and I’m not sure if they still let you use tripods, but I’m sure glad they did while I was there! It was kind of weird carrying it all over the park, especially when I got on rides. The operators would just let me collapse it and put it under my legs. Seems like that might be kind of a hazard but they didn’t seem to mind, so neither did I!

Popping Disney

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• Date Taken2010-07-21 02:52:08
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/20
• Aperture5.6
• ISO100
• Focal Length22.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias